Why are there so many games being played in Spokane, Washington.............especially since NONE of the games are in the WEST region???

Tom Crean vs. Tom Izzo.......interesting matchup, but either team will get beaten up by Darth Vader and the Tar Heels.

Notable teams left out:
Syracuse
Missouri State
Air Force
Drexel
Florida State
Kansas State
Iowa
North Carolina State
West Virginia

Questionable seeded teams(good and bad)
Maryland
MSU
Virginia
Nevada


What a wild year.

Damn, that East region is tough. UNC, Sparty, Texas all up top with Big East reg. season and touney champ G'town at #2 at the bottom. OUCH!

Mood great point, BUT Wazzu is a big fraud as a 3. If they were a 5 or 6 I'd feel them, but no way do they deserve a 3 IMO.

Did anybody make a yahoo contest? If not let me know and I can make one.

Why would you say this is the biggest week of the year? You know this whole thing goes all the way until April. Do you stop watching after one week or do the games lose luster after the first week?

Anyways, back to the NIT talk for now...........

J/K

I say this is the best week because of the number of games this week. You'll never have an opportunity to watch more bball than you'll have Thur. - Sunday. The bigger games do occur later, but Thursday through Sunday is an absolute basketball buffet and sometimes that is when you see the most upsets.

I was reading an indepth (to put it lightly) scouting report on Marquette today. I follow them throughout the year because of Crean, but I had forgotten that just weeks ago they were a Top 15 team. They actually reached #12. They lost 3 in a row, but those losses were to Georgetown, Pitt., and a buzzer beater by Louisville!

Damn, talk about a tough draw as a 8 seed.

I also looked at their schedule though and they lost to some pretty bad teams too. I know nothing about North Dakota State, but they can't be very good.

Another seed that grinds my gears is Duke. 8-8 in their conference, a 1st round loss to a non-tourney team, and they get a 6th seed? BAH! The seeds this year suck.

So who's everyone sleeper picks? Frauds? Cinderella?

Sleepers - UNLV(athletic ability), Oregon(yes, i know they're a 3 seed), Texas(final four pick)

Frauds - High seeded mid-majors and the Big Ten. When mid majors are seeded high, they're usually done in the 1st or 2nd round because they run into a good mid-major in the 1st, and an above average BCS team in the 2nd.

The only great team in the Big Ten is OSU. The rest are unathletic, no good bigs(except maybe Landry) can't shoot, and/or depend on one person. I think Wisconsin, Indy, and MSU will all be gone by the sweet 16, if they even make it that far.

Marquette just lost one of their best players and James is playing bad lately. Predicition is MSU 69 and Marquette 53.

Marquette just lost one of their best players and James is playing bad lately. Predicition is MSU 69 and Marquette 53.


Wow, this Marquette team is waaaay better than you are giving them credit for Filly. They do have one of their best players hurt, but there is no way MSU blows this team out. Especially with the way Crean knows MSU and what they want to do.

MSU doesn't score 69 points against some bad teams, it's just not their style. I don't see them scoring that many here. I'll take a one point win if they can get it. This one is a tough draw.

I like MSU alot in this matchup as well. I think The Izzo is going to school his old pupil.
MSU has rolled on pretty well after Cleeves, but since Wade moved on, Crean just doesn't seem to be the same coach.

Even though one of their leaders is down (McSomethingorother) Domenic James, a kid Izzo wanted badly, is a fierce competitor and he will DOG Drew. This team was 10-6, while being streaky in the Big East. Wes Matthews' kid is a nice player too. MSU's bigs are bigger but Marquettes' are more consistent. All but one shoot it from 3. Crean's kids are 4-4 against top 25 and 6-6 against top 50. MSU is a 1,5 favorite. I think this is a bad number. I hate to piss on a parade I think is about to end but Marquette 61- MSU 57. It's been a hell of a run for some guys who, pre-season, were slotted for the NIT if lucky.

I'll take a one point win if they can get it. This one is a tough draw.

Damn straight. Marquette 1st round, possibly UNC in their backyard 2nd, doesn't get much tougher.

But god dammit if I can't wait for Thursday, 7:20 pm, to fucking get here already.

:mccosky:


Don't know if you are much interested in this, but, you know the kid at North Carolina, Tyler Hansbrough? The kid who got his nose busted by Gerald Henderson. Well, UNC has called the Pistons to get the name of the company that made Rip Hamilton's mask. Apparently they are going to have them develop a mask for him to wear in the tournament. The one he wore in the ACC tourney was uncomfortable. So, if he starts to shoot the ball like Rip suddenly, you'll know why. The power is in the mask.

By the way, I am one of only two people in America that could give a toss about the NCAA tourney. Me and Pistons stat man Joe Abramson are the only guys not filling out our brackets as we speak. The way we look at it, we have never made a wrong pick. Never in, never out. Look, I am not trying to be smug. I covered three NCAA Final Fours, covered Michigan's title run in 1989, covered college basketball for a long time. But I can't watch it now. It's like watching a youth soccer game (only with less scoring -- just kidding). Take away the atmosphere, the rowdy fans, the cheerleaders and Dick Vitale and just try to focus on the game -- it's brutal.

When I covered it, the best players stayed in school for at least three years. Now, the best players don't go to school at all, and the few that do, leave after a year or two. What you are watching is a glorified intramural game most of the time. But that's just me. I have been spoiled by the NBA, there's no doubt about that. Enjoy your madness. I have plenty of my own to tend to.

^truth. College hoops="yawn" on TV.

McClueless does make a good point. Now final four teams are led by freshman phenom's, not by a group of 2-3 seniors that have been fighting for a chance at a title for years. Much different story lines. I prefer the old way, but don't find it any less exciting. It's just hard to root against or for teams (besides your bracket) because you don't know most of the players anymore.

Even though one of their leaders is down (McSomethingorother) Domenic James, a kid Izzo wanted badly, is a fierce competitor and he will DOG Drew. This team was 10-6, while being streaky in the Big East. Wes Matthews' kid is a nice player too. MSU's bigs are bigger but Marquettes' are more consistent. All but one shoot it from 3. Crean's kids are 4-4 against top 25 and 6-6 against top 50. MSU is a 1,5 favorite. I think this is a bad number. I hate to piss on a parade I think is about to end but Marquette 61- MSU 57. It's been a hell of a run for some guys who, pre-season, were slotted for the NIT if lucky.

Not true bro, Izzo literally chose Walton over James. Both told him they were ready to commit. Izzo went with the defensive player. I've actually got an article with direct quotes on that. And James will not dog Drew. Nobody dogs Drew and Drew won't be guarding him. It'll be Walton except for switch situations.

Not true bro, Izzo literally chose Walton over James. Both told him they were ready to commit. Izzo went with the defensive player. I've actually got an article with direct quotes on that. And James will not dog Drew. Nobody dogs Drew and Drew won't be guarding him. It'll be Walton except for switch situations.

And James doesn't play D. Just goes for steals on occassion.

Not true bro, Izzo literally chose Walton over James. Both told him they were ready to commit. Izzo went with the defensive player. I've actually got an article with direct quotes on that. And James will not dog Drew. Nobody dogs Drew and Drew won't be guarding him. It'll be Walton except for switch situations.
C'mon my Spartan bro'. Tell it to Flowers last week. I thought sure James went Marquette before Walton committed. They're both great players.

C'mon my Spartan bro'. Tell it to Flowers last week. I thought sure James went Marquette before Walton committed. They're both great players.

Nope, Walton committed first. Even had it been the other way around, it would have happened because Izzo talked to James about the situation. Comproni wrote a huge article about this very topic this week. He said that last year it looked like Izzo made a huge mistake choosing Walton and letting James know he liked him but didn't have room, but now it looks like Walton might be a championship piece of the future as a defender and amazing leader.

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Nice. REALLY nice.

Haha, that was funny.

I'm in line on CBS's page to watch them online for free. I am at 18,000 in line right now.

I'm in the 54,000 range, which means I'm good to go right around tip off for the Final Four.

I'm watching it now. The video is fine, but the sound is all jacked up. It goes in and out.

Also, TT and BC must be the game on TV because it's blacked out online.

never mind, it's all jacked up now. But, if you click the audio tab then it comes in great. I guess I'll just listen to it while I work. Plus it still has the scoreboard too.

Final Four:

Florida
UCLA
Georgetown
Texas A&M

Florida over A&M in the Finals

I bought two $5 squares in the office pool and got Niagra and Penn.

YES!!

Some other fool bought two squares and got Florida and Ohio St.


edit: I guess it's not my day, the counter was down to 48,000 and the browser window just decided to close on it's own.

I figured out how to get it working properly. The video wasn't refreshing right so I switched to full screen and it never cut out. Came in perfectly, except a little pixelated from the full screen mode. Luckily I have dual monitors so one is dedicated to the full screen video.

Despite the Lou Holtz-esque doom and gloom coming from Sparties here, the oddsmakers and wiseguys disagree that MSU is in trouble.

The line opened at MSU -1.5, moved to MSU -2 yesterday and is currently MSU -2.5.

Fear not, brave Spartans.

I am watching and rooting hard for the Belmont upset. Since I have Texas winning the region I wouldn't mind Georgetown exiting early (since that bracket scares me).

If there is one 15 seed that scares the hell out of this "Braketologist", it's Belmont.

Final Four:

Florida
UCLA
Georgetown
Texas A&M

Florida over A&M in the Finals

Yeah, I kind of thought some other people might post their FF's and winner...

edit: motherfuck! Whoever "I Love Boobies! Yummy" is in our bracket contest has the exact same FF, final and winner that I do.

The problem I have with the bracket this year is all the teams I think are overrated are playing other overrated teams. I don't think USC is special, but I don't think Arkansas is good enough to upset them. If Old Dominion was playing USC I would pick the upset.

FF:
Florida
OSU
Texas
UCLA

OSU over Florida (i hate both teams, but that's what it will be I think)

Despite the Lou Holtz-esque doom and gloom coming from Sparties here, the oddsmakers and wiseguys disagree that MSU is in trouble.

The line opened at MSU -1.5, moved to MSU -2 yesterday and is currently MSU -2.5.

Fear not, brave Spartans.

No gloom and doom here. I'm thrilled that MSU just made the tourney in this bridge year (See "Izzo's best performance ever? thread). I like their chances, but I think it is a tough draw. I think it'll be close.

I went with Florida based on sheer talent alone (and their path isn't horrible).

They are sitting there with 3 NBA lottery picks and a squad that already won it all last year, which should give them a primo chance to repeat.

I'm not sold on the Big Ten at all, including Ohio State. As soon as Oden runs into foul trouble, especially early, I think OSU is screwed.

Take this all with a grain of salt, since I already told you that I'm not a big follower of the college game.

My worry isn't foul trouble for Oden. It's his guards ignoring him.

I'm checking out what I hope to be our first round pick - Law.

I bought two $5 squares in the office pool and got Niagra and Penn.

YES!!

Might not be so bad after all.

GO QUAKERS!!!

Acie Law says no. Wow, he is good. I'm trying to figure out a comparison for him. He's a lot like Billups or Baron Davis in the way he can go to the rim and finish hard shots. But, he's more relentless on offense than Billups. Somewhat like Kidd is in that he's always around the ball for rebounds too. He doesn't have the post up game of Davis or Billups because he doesn't have the muscle they do. But his ball handling skills are very good. he is a straight ahead dribbler (not a cross over guy like Marbury, AI, etc). Please be there when we pick.

Yeah, I kind of thought some other people might post their FF's and winner...

edit: motherfuck! Whoever "I Love Boobies! Yummy" is in our bracket contest has the exact same FF, final and winner that I do.

Great minds think alike?

And goddamn Oral Roberts fucked up my bracket. Now Maryland's crappy ass will be headed to the sweet 16.

Vanderbilt 39
George Wadhington 14

Next time I hear about Vanderbilt being a patsy for Lloyd, I'm gonna hurl.

im more worried about why these college students are so addicted to drugs and alchohal. i hope it doesnt become such an epidemic that we have to cancel the tourney.

ps: how do i get cbs news to come to one of my parties so they can film me stumbling around after downing 10-15? i feel like that is all that is missing from my life.

pps: how long can cbs use the same stock footage of drunk college kids? does it invalidate their report if they use film from the 60's and 70's?

Is Marquette even going to bother scoring tonight?

Maybe they're just setting a trap.

i took the money line on duke, wish i took it on state... i was pretty confident izzo wouldnt lose to one of his assitants. lotta game to go, but if marquetts not careful this game will be over without them ever being in it.

everyone always talks about how rip, tay, (anyone with that body type) needs to hit the weight room. they dont, well they do, but not to add 20 lb's of muscle. josh mcroberts needs to hit the weightroom. his arms are no more defined than anyone else who works out regularly, but his body type is of someone who should be built, not lithe. imo, its the difference between him being a high lottery pick and a late first / second round pick.

I doubted DaMaster. Shame on me. He never let Crean's team out of the blocks. Stuffed at every turn. It looked too easy. Just a great job by some guys who buy in and play their asses off as bedt they can. Next up? UNC. I'm going to enjoy this for now. Gulp!!!

I think a certain someone told you about that game, Hipster.
Also, as I failed to predict, the stain of the Rat Faced Fuck of Duke has been removed from this tournament.

If The Izzo can do us all a favor and send the NCAA selection committee AND the referees AND "Big" Dick Vitale into a 24 hour suicide watch by eliminating the Other Rat Faced Fuck of North Carolina, I just may join the Sparty Coningent as they go to pay homage to the Midget of Iron Mountain.

Wow, I would absolutely hate to face Izzo and his staff in the NCAA tourney. First of all, I believe Izzo has moved into #2 tournament winning percentage. On top of that, they come out and run about 37 different sets tonight and every one of them seemed to work. They combine that with stellar defense and Marquette's boys looked like the students and the Spartans were the teachers.

I see now why Izzo wanted Walton instead of James. James got 18 or so but most of them were garbage 30 footers trying to comeback and it took him a ton of shots to get it. Don't get me wrong, I'd take James. But, Walton locked this kid down. I think he scored twice with Walton on him.

Great win and just another reason why this team is going to be STELLAR next year.

I was wrong on the score, but right on with the prediction.................ALL Sparties. I believe that is what they mean when they say calling it.

I think a certain someone told you about that game, Hipster.
Also, as I failed to predict, the stain of the Rat Faced Fuck of Duke has been removed from this tournament.

I think a certain someone told you about that game, Hipster.
Also, as I failed to predict, the stain of the Rat Faced Fuck of Duke has been removed from this tournament.
Right you were senor. Props given to ZG on the "other" board from mois`.

Tre I dug this up from CBS Sportsline (I think).
Last season, some Michigan State fans questioned a decision made in the summer of 2004 by Izzo and his staff to accept a commitment from point guard Travis Walton instead of waiting for Dominic James.

While Walton averaged about 19 minutes and 1.8 points as a freshman, James was voted the Big East Rookie of the Year and was generally regarded as one of the top young point guards in the country.

Thursday night, Izzo's decision to take Walton over James was put to the test in the NCAA tournament, and it ended up looking like a stroke of genius.

I'm sure most of you know it, but MSU plays at 8:15 tomorrow night. last game of the night.

Damn, the GT and UNLV game is blacked out online, must be on TV. That's the one I wanted to watch too.

Damn, the GT and UNLV game is blacked out online, must be on TV. That's the one I wanted to watch too.

Looks like a barnburner, too.

Go Rebs.

Also, how stupid is it that games in the "West" regional were played in Buffalo, New York yesterday?

If you can't watch or listen, this is pretty cool, a "glog".

http://cbs.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/gamecenter/gamelog/NCAAB_20070316_GATECH@UNLV

I have the golden tones of Wayne Larivee on the radio right now.

All right. Let's have the entire WTF Detroit membership jump on the Creighton Blue Jay bandwagon right now.
I have a daughter who goes to school there, and she may or may not be coming home tonight, so let's put some karma out there in hopes she gets to enjoy New Orleans just a little bit longer.
If you can;t root for Michigan, who the hell CAN you root for?
CREIGHTON UNIVERSIY!

^If they win, I will be 0-4 on the 7/10 matchup.

Wellllll
I still hope Creighton wins.
This is not going to be a year of too many upsets, and it wouldn't surprise me to see Creighton get clobbered, as they were about the third best team in the Missouri Valley Conference.

I see that the cheeseheads are in trouble, not surprising at all.

Not surprising at all since I picked GT to beat them next round anyway (damn you UNLV). I hope they lose now so there is no risk of Wisc moving on and costing me points.

I'm way too lazy to check my bracket. Probably lousy.

And what's up with these large runs to start a game? Miami is up 9-0 on Oregon.

Fucking Creighton. Now the damn kid will be home Sunday night.

MAN... another down year for the Big 10. They wen't 5-1 with Illinois choking in their only loss.

Seriously, can the Big Ten critics just shut up and give them their props? Looks like once again they are the best conference.

The BT will have a down year once in awhile like last year (every conference is like that). But, if I'm picking a conference to do well in the tourney it's going to be the BT and probably the ACC. The Big Ten style of basketball just works in the tourney. You get into half court games and the BT style takes over with physical defense and rebounding to back it up.

Tre:
I agree with you there. If the Big Ten teams have some decent talent and experience, they will do well.
I still think OSU and Wisconsin are headed to the Phinal Phour.
AND, I'm praying to god that The Izzo finds a way to get Roy Williams off my television set for the rest of this tournament.
I think I hate Roy Williams about as much as I hate Rat Face.

Tre:
I agree with you there. If the Big Ten teams have some decent talent and experience, they will do well.
I still think OSU and Wisconsin are headed to the Phinal Phour.
AND, I'm praying to god that The Izzo finds a way to get Roy Williams off my television set for the rest of this tournament.
I think I hate Roy Williams about as much as I hate Rat Face.
Guilty! I never would have thought in a million years that Purdoo could beat U of A in spite of the Mildcat meltdowns in the tourney over the years. Lute has another meltdown and this again proves I'm not as fucking smart as I think I am. Olson should be ashamed with the talent he has. Bunch of fucking head cases. The Williams kid off to the NBA my anus.

Wow, I hadn't heard about Purdue beating Arizona.
Olson has some Phinal Phours and that championship to his credit, but he gets little respect. Alot of people think he rolls the ball out there and if he has the talent, they get it done for him.
I still think he's a dashing figure, and his Grey 'Do is at least not a combover.

I have in front of me, in my currently nicotine stained hands, a copy of a memo detailing some rule changes instituted for the NCAA Tournament. Some of them are doozies:

Timeouts: Each team gets 300 time outs in each half, and somehow, no matter how many they use, will end up with 125 time outs for the last two minutes of the game.

Time outs are going to be 15 minutes long

TV timeouts are increaded to 250 during each half, and will be 30 minutes long

Terribly boring stories, such as ones about Nebraska coaches who have babies and then coach a game on the same day are to increase exponentially as the tournament wears on

I hope you guys find this post informative, now enjoy the rest of the tournament!

Xavier Baby...................this game is getting hotttttt right now. If you're not watching this then you need to get to the Plasma, turn on Blaha or get to your Wi-Fi hot spot and listen in. Lexington is going bananas right now for the demise of the Buckeyes!!!

little early to get the hopes up.

at this point, it might be time for osu's guards to finally concede that oden is the better offensive option than they are.

nevermind, 4 on oden. not looking good for them buckeyes.

What a game, holy shit.

only reason unc can win this game is their horses are killing state's transition d.

I see that the cheeseheads are in trouble, not surprising at all.

Id cuss you out but I like you. I hope your basis of that comment is cause of Butch.

Hella game the Sparties are giving UNC.

kenyon martin just called this nc team fugazzi. theyre not going anywhere. only guy worth anything is hansborough. everyone else is a bunch of goldbrickers.

losing is more poetic, anyway.

An insult to the great band, Fugazi.

Valiant effort for Sparty. They need to get Neitzel off the point.
Does Jay Bilas want to be Dick Vitale when he grows up?

Here comes UNLV.[smilie=amish.gif]

Here comes Vandy.[smilie=bigshot.gif]


Can I pick 'em or what???

I want to thank all the Sparties on the board for being classy and not making any comments about the refs or about Ibok. Great season for Izzo and the gang............Big Ten favorites if Oden doesn't return next year!!!

the refs didnt cost them the game. fouls killed state. but that wasnt the refs, it was states inferior athletes getting rundown by a whole bunch of bluechippers. they didnt have a choice but to foul.

big ten represented this weekend. 2nd round was disapointing, but all the teams hung tough despite a general lack of talent.

and to be fair, in referance to classy fans, michigan fans owe doc tre a big 'go UNC' for the bullshit he pulled after UM lost to osu and then again to usc.

12 out of 16 teams I picked correctly

Not acceptable. Why the fuck did I pick Oral Roberts to hit the sweet 16?

You like oral?

Glenn............Do you not like oral? This isn't the stone ages anymore ya know, women do show more than their ankles............LOL.

Looks like I flubbed the joke. It was an answer to his question. Should have gone like this...


Why the fuck did I pick Oral Roberts to hit the sweet 16?


Because you like oral?

Here comes UNLV.[smilie=amish.gif]

Here comes Vandy.[smilie=bigshot.gif]


Can I pick 'em or what???

I picked Vandy as well. And I also picked Wisc to lose in the second round, but I had GT beating UNLV and them. Oh well.

I picked Vandy as well. And I also picked Wisc to lose in the second round, but I had GT beating UNLV and them. Oh well.


As did I, but my bracket is officially fucked because of Louisville and BC, They both blew their games and I should have been right.

Dear NCAA Tournament Committee:
Congratulations on your excellent selecion process. And we see that you have named Ohio State the overall #1 team. That should work out well for you, they will undoubtedly live up to that ranking. They ARE the best team out there.
Sincerely,
The BCS Championship Game

Dear Bruce Pearl:
Congratulations on a wonderful game. You guys really got after it. I'm sure your fans can be proud of your effort. Good luck in the future!
Sincerely,
Pat Fitzgerald

Can somebody please tell me that Greg Oden ISN'T the most overhyped player in years... so i can shoot you.

Dude was a no-show ALL GAME (yes yes, thanks to foul trouble, I know). But I said it to my buddy near the end. I said, "Watch. Oden will find some way to pull a Dr. Funk out of that 35 year old beard of his." Sure enough, he swats the final shot, which wouldn't have counted anyhow, and Bill Raffrety is literally creaming in his Depends® about how dominate Oden is.

FUCK OSU!!! You heard it here first -- Memphis will win by 18, becuase Memphis will NOT let THE Ohio State University back in the game the way the Vols did.

Oden doesn't know how to use his feet, or his body. He has no technique for blocking shots, and can't create his own shot. No dropstep, no quick spin, and he seems a bit slow on the reflexes.
I think when he is in the NBA next year, those guys are going to be blowing by him at the speed of light, beard and all.

To put it simply... he needs another year or two in college.

Oden doesn't know how to use his feet, or his body. He has no technique for blocking shots, and can't create his own shot. No dropstep, no quick spin, and he seems a bit slow on the reflexes.
I think when he is in the NBA next year, those guys are going to be blowing by him at the speed of light, beard and all.
I can tell you this. I wouldn't write the check for $37M that this guy will command as the #1 pick. In addition to his physical shortcomings and inexperience he looks like he'd rather be playing video games. He owns 6,000 DVD's but then Ohio State always did pay well. If OSU pulls another rabbit out their ass with Memphis Mr. Oden meets the 7'-2" Mr. Hibbert so he can pick on someone his own size. I like G-Town.

I would totally draft Durant over Oden and have felt that way for a while now, not just based on last night.

I still think Oden will be the better player in the long run (based on him being a center). But Durant is far better right now. Oden is actually pretty quick to get to shots on help defense. The problem is just his timing. He sticks his arms out to block on every shot and sometimes you don't have a clear block. That's why he gets in foul trouble. Sometimes you don't have a godo block chance. On offense he needs work learning moves for sure. He's used to being so much bigger than people that he doesn't know many moves.

Still, his head is in the right place so I think he'll soak up advice from big men real fast. I think Durant will be the better player for 2-3 years though. Would you rather have a 6-10 Tmac or a 7 foot Elton Brand? Right now you're getting a young Tmac or an Eddie Curry maybe so the choice is easy now. But when Oden becomes the best or 2nd best true center in the game (when Shaq is gone), you might change your mind.

And yes, he is overhyped by a lot. But I still think he deserves to be a top 2 pick. He's like Darko though in that just because he has that potential doesn't mean he should be that hyped. He isn't the sure thing that Lebron was and Durant is.

HipDigIt:
Yeah, 6000 DVD's on a scholarship stipend?
What kind of dork buys 6000 DVD's? I think I own three. And how many CD's does he own? I have four.

Is there anyone out there who really thinks the NCAA referees are going to let USC get away with this?
Golden fag boy Hansbrough will now have his way, gentlemen. MSU knows the feeling.

Watching this style of basketball just excites me that much more to get a new coach in Ann Arbor. I've been lulled into an Amaker nap too many times the past few years.

Ohio State still sucks.

UCLA looks better than last year.

I hope Oregon blasts Floriduh to get two Pac10 teams in.

I WON'T watch UNC/Georgetown -- half of the telecast will be "Enberg Moments" recalling their past glory. Honestly, when I saw him interview Howland I was shocked he's still alive.

He doesn't know it, but CBS has been substituting formeldahyde for his gatorade for years now.

I knew it I knew it. The scandalous truth revealed!

Read this, pulled from ESPN.com's recap of the game:


...from the records because of NCAA violations, making their last official appearance in 1968.

Mike Conley Jr. -- the son of a former Olympic star and Oden's high school teammate -- set the pace for the Buckeyes with hard-charging drives. He scored 19 points and led Ohio State to its second-highest scoring game of the season. He also was named the top player in the region.
Conley's dad was Oden's high school teammate!!!! OMFG. ESPN really did it this time. Get this shit on the front page before it breaks nationally.

kenyon martin just called this nc team fugazzi. theyre not going anywhere. only guy worth anything is hansborough. everyone else is a bunch of goldbrickers.



yep, no surprise the blue chippers folded first time someone threw a punch back. glass jaw.

and i dont get the oden hate /durant love.

durant put up good stats on a 25-10 team that was done the first weekend. oden went something like 30-3 and is heaed to the final four. double standard. oden ALL day.

The Oden vs. Hibbert matchup is going to be interesting. I wonder how much better Oden really is?

I'd like to see a Georgetown vs. Florida matchup in the finals.

As far as Oden vs. Durant, from what I have seen, Oden is "very, very good" and Durant is "fucking amazing".

Go Oden! If OSU wins, I win!

You guys probably won't believe this, but I picked 2 brackets in my pool at school. On mine, I picked Durant to pull a Carmelo and lead the 'Horns to the title, but that fizzled. I wasn't too confident in that, so I picked a "backup bracket" under my fiancee's name and I had Florida, UCLA, Georgetown, and Ohio State in the Final Four.

I (she) picked Florida to beat OSU in the "rematch" for the title.

Damn my fiancee knows college hoops! Things are looking GOOOOOOD!



P.S. Where did my sig go?

Wow. One of the biggest weekends in sports generates THREE comments from the WTF forum members, and one of them is about Moodini's fiance (next year, can you have her picks forwarded to me, please, so I can win something?).
Nice work guys!

I actually didn't see a lot of the games. I was at parties all weekend and watched the Wings and Blues saturday. I was barely home at all this weekend. Last night I watched parts 1-3 of Planet Earth (which was pretty sweet if you ask me). It's on every Sunday at 8 on the Discovery Channel

I'll have to check that out.
I'm interested to hear what other guys did as well. Maybe a few of you watched all the DVR's of the Oprha shows you tape while at work? maybe a Home & Garden Television marathon?
Possibly a few of you spent the weekend at a quilting bee, or an Antiques Road Show flea market?
And I wouldn't be surprised to hear that more than a few took the time to submit more than a dozen remakes of the Mock Draft, or spent the hours contemplating possible trades for the Lions to make with that #2 draft pick.
Meanwhile, there was some great basketball played in the Tourney, and I would think a supposed "sports forum" would be populated with members who have some thoughts about it, that's all.
Carry on, I hear that this Saturday there will be a "Matlock" marathon on TBS!

Bed Bath and Beyond

We checked out the Arthur exhibit at the GR Children's Museum, it was really nice.

Also, watching tourney basketball, for many, equates to excessive drinking (and thus not much posting). My brain hurts. I did pick the whole final four in both my brackets though, I need OSU/UCLA and I'll be guaranteed some dough.

Feeling like we need to justify our posting/tv habits I provide you (Zip) with this equation:

Mon-Fri = lots of posting

Sat & Sun = lots of family, sports on tv, honey-do list, little/no posty

Oh yeah, I forgot about the weekend activities.
But, Monday posting so far has been about nil. I'll keep a check on all the "posting action" that goes on between now and 6:30 AM Saturday morning when everyone heads out for their fun stuff.
What the hell is a "honey-do" list? Familiarize me, I didn't marry my mother.

I'm not sure I like this evil/angry Zip Goshboots.

Where is the fun-loving Zip Goshboots?

How can a man of such wisdom and experience not know what a "honey-do" list is?

Shocking.

Now Glenn, don't play "Sparty" with me and pull the Angry Card.
I'm just wanting to know what the WTF has to say!
i get my news, information, weather, and stock market reports here.
As for this so called "Honey-Do" list: Is this some sort of conspiracy against men? Like Valenties Day, roses, and anniversaries?

Who wants to see some awesome pictures from the Spokane regional? You know y'all want to.

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(Most of these photos taken because of Daniel Hackett of USC, who graciously gave me one of his allotted tickets to watch these two games. Much love.)

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(How much does your favorite bench player reciprocate the love? Ducks junior C Ray Schafer does...a lot.)

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(The last picture has terrible quality, but the two guys in the back are Matt Bouldin [PG, Gonzaga, dark hat] and Will Foster [C, Gonzaga, white hat]. The people you meet at random house parties...)

Nice pics, PNF.

Nice pics, PNF.

Thanks. I've missed you Denny. It's been far too long.

I miss Denny too, and I've never even met him.
Is there some sort of "profile page" where people can post CRAZY pictures of themselves, and maybe say where they live and stuff, and give a short bio, like tell what kind of crimes they've been in prison for and stuff? Did I say that out loud?

I miss Denny too, and I've never even met him.
Is there some sort of "profile page" where people can post CRAZY pictures of themselves, and maybe say where they live and stuff, and give a short bio, like tell what kind of crimes they've been in prison for and stuff? Did I say that out loud?

Yes, but no one heard you. It's all good.

This link is what the spirit of March Madness is all about, Charlie Brown:

Oregon students get lucky (http://www.oregonlive.com/ducksbasketball/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/sports/117383913237080.xml&coll=7)

Thanks. I've missed you Denny. It's been far too long.

Gay! Welcome back, CharlesNelsonFan.

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Did I just hear Dennis Fithian say that Billy Donovan is headed to Kentucky?

Did I just hear Dennis Fithian say that Billy Donovan is headed to Kentucky?
There is a buzz in the air...........5 years @ $31M-$35M. More than I made last year.

Well, at least according to your IRS records Wink WINK

I've also heard that Donovan may be heading to the Celtics once Doc Rivers is fired.

...or Miami

http://ncaafootball.aolsportsblog.com/2007/03/27/billy-donovan-to-the-miami-heat/


Tom Friend of ESPN The Magazine announced on Jim Rome's ESPN-TV show "Rome is Burning" yesterday that Donovan is going to leave (Florida) and replace Pat Riley as coach of the Miami Heat. What's equally intriguing is that an ESPN reporter on an ESPN network show claims the biggest basketball scoop of the season, yet the report is apparently being ignored by ESPN's news operation.

Who would want this job?
As soon as you get it, it becomes a "death watch", where the most frequent questions are about when you're gonna retire or move on.
You have to keep a direct line to the police department so you're there when you have to get up at 2:00AM to go bail out another one of your players.
If you haven't won a championship within ten minutes, your wife and children may be kidnapped and killed.
You got players with "posses", players who think they are all rap stars, and boosters and other assorted ne'er do wells stuffing dollar bills into their jockstraps.
You're expected to force kids who have no desire to even open a book go to class and get some decent grades.
You are surrounded by more drugs than are typically found in Barry Bonds' locker.
Your players have a collection of weapons that would make the Chinese Red Army jealous.
You probably have to constantly listen to rap music. Not just the shit your would be rap star players make, but all the other shit that is out on the public airwaves (I guess Pete Carroll likes it though. He listens to it when he rolls with the West Coasters and whacks the East Coasters)
You have to make love to everything ESPN or CBS.
This seems to be the world of the typical college basketball coach.
The ONE thing I will NEVER figure out is why a guy like Donovan, who has built Florida up from nothing and stands on the brink of a second consecutive national championship would even consider leaving that job for Kentucky, or especially the NBA.
Take your college problems and mulitply them by 34 million, and that's life in the NBA. CRAZY!
C'mon, Billy. Settle in at Florida and enjoy the ride and retire at 45.

He's always going to be second fiddle to the football program at Florida (just like Bruce Pearl is going to be 3rd at Tennessee).

Add to that the fact that despite winning the national title last year and returning basically the whole team, that they still apparently had tons of empty seats in their small arena all season long this year.

That's enough to get him listening to offers, I would think.

I guess, there could be any reason if you look hard enough.
Second fiddle ain't bad for a couple mill, though.
I like the Bruce Pearl thing. Alot of people buy into the Tennessee women's coach as being bigger than men's basketball.
Either Tennesse is full of lesbians, or Pearl would replace the women's basketball coach as #2 behind football in a heartbeat.
I don't, for one second, buy into ANY argument telling me women's sports is even remotely interesting to ANY "typical" sports fan.
Back to Donovan: I still don't get it. I suppose these guys have immense egos that need some stroking. Need a challenge.

He's always going to be second fiddle to the football program at Florida (just like Bruce Pearl is going to be 3rd at Tennessee).

Add to that the fact that despite winning the national title last year and returning basically the whole team, that they still apparently had tons of empty seats in their small arena all season long this year.

That's enough to get him listening to offers, I would think.
He may be 3rd fiddle but he gets 25K fartboxes in the stands for Vol hoop. Not bad.

Well well. Ohio State now gets to lose to Florida in basketball also!
Afainst Horford and Noah, I predict about 3 minutes of total playing time with 3 points, two rebounds, and five fouls.
Oden plays like the Mafia bought shoes for him, if you know what I mean.
I like Billy Packer actually staing an opinion and telling Jim Nance that he doesn't see Bill Walton or Bill Russell potential in Oden or Hibbert.
No shit, Sherlock.

provided florida gets past ucla, i cant see them losing to the ohio state university. ucla is so tough though. their d has teeth, baby!

did i really see on this thread that a college coach is rumoured to have a 5 year 30-40 million dollar deal on the table? ho boy. can we just completely drop the whole 'amateur' thing from college sports, already. what a joke.

diddy:
The hot rumor is Donovan to Kentucky for about 30-35 Mill for a few years.

i hope whoevers in charge of monitoring ameteur status violations literally lives inside billy donovan's ass for the duration of that contract.

what bullshit. your going to throw around that kind of money to guys who's job it is to bring in the best AMATEUR talent in the world and then turn around and hope there are no violations. good luck. if your not cheating, your not going to keep that fat 8 figure paycheck for very long.

G-Town shows up in a coma and my bracket on that side is "finito." I have underestimated OSU for most of the year so fuck me. They gave G-Town NO comfortable looks. Green, a guy who was a nutcruncher all year does the Houdini, and I tank. I had Florida all the way. Man am I a fucking genius!! Let's see. 5-starters back from the team that won the NC. "Uh, teacher, teacher, is it Florida?" Of course it is, dumb ass. Sit down and shut the fuck up!! ....All in all a pretty disappointing dance this year.